City Council weighs 75 cent monthly rate hike and service boosts
The council hears Dollar and cents talk on customer billing raises to 8.25 for one connection plus increases for other services to fund 14 amplifiers three signal processors a new microwave system and one more employee. Southern Union seeks 13 percent rate hikes to cover material and labor costs with gas increases allowed as costs rise. The session also reviews Parkhill Smith and Cooper airport master plan contract and tax valuation contract with Pritchard and Abbott.
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Parkhill Smith and Cooper
el Paso
Pritchard
Abbott
Freddy Fender Odessa interview memoir captures chasing fame
A veteran reporter recalls追 chasing Freddy Fender in West Texas. From airport delays to backstage moments at the coliseum and Inn of the Golden West, the piece details Fender's flu fatigue and penchant for privacy. He describes daily touring grind, fans, and a candid, off the record night of drinks and dialogue.
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Freddy Fender
West Texas
Odessa
Freddy
Fender
Pete Fuentes
KOSA
Pete
Fuentes
New York
Austin
Inn of the Golden West
Golden Rooster
Trooper
John
Stardust
Guardsmen Bring Christmas Gifts to Pecos Unit Party
National Guardsmen from Pecos will join Santa Claus to provide gifts and a grab-bag for 140 children at the Odessa unit annual Christmas party hosted at West Texas Children's Home in Pyote. The 90-man unit will perform a drill before the 2 p.m. party, per Allan Spearman the volunteer services coordinator.
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National Guardsmen
Pecos
Odessa
West Texas
Pyote
Santa Claus
Allan Spearman
Ford signs authorization for 2.3 billion NYC loan
As Christmas approaches the Pecos Enterprise will collect letters to Santa and forward them to the North Pole. Readers may hand in or mail letters to be sent to Santa and printed in the Greeting Edition the day before Christmas.
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Santa
Enterprise
Pecos Enterprise
Santa Claus
North Pole
Ford signs 2.3 billion NYC loan authorization
President Ford signs congressional authorization for 2.3 billion in loans to New York City and asks Congress to appropriate the funds. He cites administration costs of about 1 million for fiscal 1976 and 315 thousand for a fiscal transition period. The move aligns with a federal package aimed at keeping NYC from default. SWIG Cottonoil manager Bob Bickley and 41 Texas delegates attend the 38th annual Cotton Council meeting in Biloxi Mississippi to set 1976 program guidelines with delegates from 13 other units. Mike Burkholder named as an alternate attendee in the council sessions.
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Washington
Ford
New York City
Congress
House
Senate
SWIG
Bob Bickley
Pecos
National Cotton Council
Biloxi
Bickley
Cottonseed Crushers
Texas
Mississippi
Mike Burkholder
Burkholder
Pecos Enterprise Offers Daily Free Prize Draws
Beginning today the Pecos Enterprise classifieds entice readers with a daily prize contest. Two names from the Pecos telephone directory will be randomly placed in the classified section. winners must claim prizes by 5 p.m. the next publication day. Prizes include tamales, dinner for two, gift certificates, or theater tickets from sponsoring merchants.
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Pecos Enterprise
Enterprise
Pecos
Boxeman Drug
Goodyear
Hubbs Office Supply
la Nortena Tortilla Factory
Tip’s Drive In
Minit Mart
Eddy St
Cedar St
Pecos Sportings Goods
Stafford Cleaners
State Theater
Las Palmas Restaurant
Sprouse-Reitz
Holiday Inn
Youth Tries to Attack High School Principal
A 16-year-old former Pecos High student is detained after an incident at the Reeves County school. Principal Dalton Moseley and a police sergeant suffered minor injuries from a glass break, a counselor avoided harm, and officers recaptured the youth after a vehicle chase. A rag with paint or glue and a case cutter were found at the scene.
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Pecos
Reeves County
Dalton Moseley
Moseley
Larry Sloan
Sloan
Gerald Grove
John Lewis
Charles Smith
Stevens denies court seeks to reform law in larger scope
Associated Press says John Paul Stevens, Ford nominee for Supreme Court, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the court should decide specific cases and not search for issues or act as a commission to rewrite the law. He cautioned against judges substituting personal views for constitutional law.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
John Paul Stevens
Ford
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Stevens
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
William O. Douglas
Senate
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Richard Naylor
Warner Cable
Southern Union
Sdo
Lee Green
Darrell Glover
Green
Walter Holcombe
John Pitts
É Que
Paso
Nyc
Council
Fort Worth
Grove
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
National Organization For Women
VIAW
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